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Old 10-01-2010, 07:52 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey View Post
It's a slightly different species of stinkbug, with stripy legs.
I didn't know this, never noticed that detail.

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Originally Posted by tw View Post
Stink bugs did not exist in N America until released by a container in Allentown PA in the 1990s. They were mostly ignored since they were thought to not be a problem. But the stink bug explosion is now a major threat to agriculture.
No, we've alway had stink bugs. You are you talking about the Pippi Longstocking variety, the Brown Marmorated variety HM referred to.
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